Money withdrawn using stolen data; cell leader dead

10:02 PM,
May 9, 2013

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Armed with stolen debit card data from hacked overseas banks, eight Yonkers men plundered millions from ATMs across the New York City area as part of a massive global heist, federal prosecutors said Thursday.

Prosecutors in Brooklyn unsealed a four-count indictment charging the suspects with participating in two worldwide cyberattacks that netted $45 million.

The defendants are accused of forming the New York-based cell of an international cybercrime organization that stole MasterCard data from banks in the United Arab Emirates and Oman, eliminated the withdrawal limits on cards ...